From hōkū (“star”) + lani (“sky”), literally “heavenly star”.
- IPA(key): /ˌhoː.kuːˈla.ni/, [ˌhoː.kuːˈlɐ.ni]
Hōkūlani
- a female given name from Hawaiian, used since the 20th century
- Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther T. Mookini (1974) Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press
- “Marriage records”, in Hawaii State Archives[1], (Can we date this quote?): the name does not appear in 19th century marriage records.